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*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR* Sunday, August 10, 2008 - STAR - Tel:- 626-8822 & 626-3788 - Email:[email protected] - Page 1 STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR *STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR8*8TAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR* No.No. 161151 SUNDAY, SUNDAY, AUGUST MAY 10,11, 20082008 Price $1.00 SAN IGNACIO TOWN, Cayo to cross the last speed bump and this District, Friday, August 8, 2008: was when a male person who was San Ignacio Police are today standing on the right side of the holding one person whom they Highway pulled out a handgun and believe could assist in the squeezed off at least four shots. investigation of the most recent The vehicle which is parked on the shooting incident in a spate of police compound at the San Ignacio violent crimes plaguing the Police station bears a bullet hole in community in the last several weeks. the upper section between the front Police reports that at around 7:50 and rear doors on the passenger side a.m., on Wednesday, August 6, 2008, of the vehicle being the same slug acting upon information received they which police believe hit the victim and visited the Loma Luz Hospital in exited through the front windshield. Santa Elena where they found Ruben Apart from the windshield with the “Bengue T” Echeverria, 26, bullet hole the remainder of the glass Belizean driver for Attorney Elston on the vehicle remains intact. Kaseke, in the emergency room at the At the time of the incident the hospital undergoing medical treatment victim was accompanied by five other for gunshot wounds to the right side persons including his mother who was of the back and the left side of the seated in the front passenger seat, his chest. sister, two nieces and a friend all of Investigations revealed that the whom emerged unharmed. victim was driving a maroon Grand Investigation further revealed that Cherokee Jeep with Cayo license despite being injured, the victim plates C-25211 from Santa Elena continued driving slowly up the The Victim, Ruben “Bengue T” Echeverria, 26 towards Belmopan when upon highway with the assailant, described exiting the Village of Esperanza on the as a male Hispanic person wearing Western Highway, he slowed down Please Turn To Page 2 SAN IGNACIO TOWN, Cayo District, Thursday, August 7, 2008: SAN IGNACIO TOWN, Cayo management team and senior staff is The Cayo (Police) District now has District, Thursday, August 7, preparing to take them through the a new Commanding Officer in the 2008: ultimate challenge to determine the person of Senior Superintendent of Ka’ana Boutique Resort is student that will earn the scholarship, Police Paul Anthony Wade. today making final preparations to valued at over $28,000, and the Sr. Supt. Wade comes to Cayo accommodate the three finalists to opportunity to pursue a bachelor’s with 32 solid years of service under participate in a rigorous two-day test degree in hospitality management at his belt. He has given much of his life which will result in the selection of one Galen University. in service to the department having student to be awarded a scholarship The program of activities has been enlisted on June 1, 1976 when he was to attend Galen University. prepared and the students’ individual only 18 years of age. Deputy General Manager, Eva performance during the 2 day Apart from spending the first 6 years Cayo Police’s New Commanding Garfield informed that as the challenge will be evaluated on a points of his career (1976-82) assigned to Officer Sr Supt of Police challenge enters into its final stage, the system as the participants undertake the Police Patrol Branch, Eastern Paul Anthony Wade list of 14 potential candidates will rigorous tests in all aspects of the Division, Belize City and another three be narrowed down to three as the Please Turn To Page 2 years (2002-2005) as the Officer Please Turn To Page 11 Page 2 - STAR - Tel:- 626-8822 & 626-3788 - Email:[email protected] - Sunday, August 10, 2008 From Front Page Geovannie “Bip” Echeverria and long blue jeans pants and a white a group of friends, was involved in an t-shirt, running behind the vehicle. altercation with the David and Jorge We are no doubt living in clearly indicate that these Upon realizing that he was being Galindo brothers on Perez Street in economically challenging times. operations usually begins with a pursued, the victim reportedly Santa Elena. The incident resulted in It is in times like these that bang and, in short meters, rapidly accelerated the vehicle and drove into Marvin “Bip” Echeverria receiving a serious actions are required on fades into non-enforcement? the compound at Running W where fatal gunshot wound on the left side the part of those charged with f) Why are we not getting more he requested assistance and was of the pelvis. He passed away shortly the sacred responsibility of actively involved in steering transported in another vehicle to the thereafter, a mere three days before safeguarding the greater good of market forces in the direction Loma Luz Hospital. Police later his 18th birthday, while undergoing those they are sworn to serve where consumers will benefit visited Running W Farm where they emergency medical treatment at the without fear or favor, affection directly from the availability of took possession of the Grand San Ignacio Town Hospital. or ill-will. cheaper goods? Cherokee and drove it to the police The post mortem examination station. revealed that Marvin “Bip” Government’s recent The concept of community After being stabilized the victim was Echeverria died from external announcement to remove the stores is nothing new in the placed inside an ambulance and, and internal bleeding due to gunshot General Sales Tax (GST) from region. What would happen for accompanied by his mother, was wound while Ruben Echeverria some basic food items, medicine example if the community store transported across the western emerged from this incident with a and medical services, is is selling a bag of soap powder border station into neighboring gunshot wound to a toe on the right welcomed news. The logical for $15.00 and the corner store Guatemala for further medical foot. sequence of questions is: merchant insist on selling the attention where his condition is By all indication, it appears that a) How will the authorities very same product for $25.00? reportedly improving. Ruben Echeverria will survive a ensure that these cost savings Market forces will either force The victim, Ruben Echeverria, is the second round of gunshots. We join benefit those for whom they the merchant to reduce his profit same individual who, on August 4, with family and friends in praying for were intended? by lowering the cost of the item 2007, along with his brother Marvin his speedy recovery. b) Why do we continue to or that merchant can also elect to blame merchants for gouging maintain his price and remain consumers with high prices with the item for a long time in while we appear unable to address his store. this concern? The Hon. Patrick Faber, c) How is it for example that member for the Collet division, a bag of soap powder can be broached the subject of a purchased across the border in community store during his Chetumal for $5.00 while the intervention on the budget debate very same product is sold in in the House of Representatives Belize for $25.00? on July 24. The objective, he d) Why are we paying $8.00 for said is “to provide cheaper a bottle of cooking oil while an consumer goods”. identical bottle of the product We trust that the honorable can be had for $2.00 across the member for Collet will move border? swiftly with this plan which, if e) Why are we seeking the successful, can be used as a Ruben “Bengue T” Echeverria’s maroon Grand Cherokee Jeep with Cayo labor intensive imposition of model for implementation in license plates C-25211 parked on the price control in the face of other constuencies, communi- compound at the San Ignacio Police repeated historical data which ties and municipalities. Station with gunshot perforation between front and back doors on the passenger side From Front Page high profile positions,” said Eva resort’s operations including Garfield. Magnified version of the housekeeping, maintenance, food and gunshot perforation beverage, accounting and social interaction. At the end of the exercise individual For RESERVATIONS performance points for each stage of the challenge will be tabulated and the Please Call us at: 804-3052 scholarship will be awarded to the student with the highest score for the maximum of 300 points. “The Newspaper that “The owners of Ka’ana cares and dares to Boutique Resort are big on bring out the truth” giving back to the community, and 42A Western Highway, this is one of the ways in which Santa Elena, Cayo, we believe that we can fulfill Belize, Central America #31 Bullet Tree Road, San Ignacio Town, Cayo that commitment” said Ms. Publisher: Alberto August Tel: 824-2160 Garfield. 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